Close to Sage
#ACA281
#ACA281 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 67.5% red, 63.5% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 46°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ACA281.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.55:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.24:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.55:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.24:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ACA281 as they’d see it.
#ACA281 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #ACA281
What color is #ACA281?
#ACA281 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 67.5% red, 63.5% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 46°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ACA281 in RGB?
#ACA281 is rgb(172, 162, 129): 172 red, 162 green, and 129 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ACA281 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 6, 25, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ACA281?
PANTONE 451 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ACA281?
Its complement #98A1C3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.